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Several large tracts. Several 40aere tracts.
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W. H. MARSHALL
Phonel3 0dell DEE, ORE.
Berry
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Bridal Veil Lumbering Co.
Stoves, Heaters and Ranges
All kinds, New and Second-hand
KiR Stock ol New and Heennd Hand
Furniture, Carpets, Art Squares Rugs
Chairs, hookers, tc
gent for CHAR1EK OAK Stoves and Ranges
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His Grandma
Wife
How a Man to Save i Fortune
Was Obliged to Wed His
Grandmother.
By BRADFORD C. ALMV
Copyright. lKlu, by American I'resi
Association.
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I UH In Switzerland and alwMit to
climb the Jmigfran when a buudle of
letters aud Dewapapera were handed
me. While waiting fur my gulden I
tore open I he wrapper of the papers
and, acanning one of the Journals, no
ticed a marked Item stating that my
grandfather, Sherman Wellesley. agel
eighty-five, had married and died the
same day.
In a twinkling I was deposed from a
poeitton of heir expectant to a great
fortune to I did not know what. My
grandfather had bitterly opposed my
propensity to travel and especially to
climb mountains. I was his only de
scendant, and he had long endeavored
to induce me to settle down to the care
of the millions which he had willed
me. He lived In constant terror lest 1
should make a slip on one of my
climbs, go several thousand feet down
over a precipice and the fortune that
had been accumulating durlug bis life
lime would go a-begging. In other
words. It must be left to charity.
His intention In marrying was plain
to me. He could not have an heir
(other than myselfi. but he could have
s wife. He had doubtless lost all pa
tience with me and at the lust moment
married some woman who would sup
ply my place as an heir.
I hesitated what to do, but, looking
up at the glittering top of the white
mountain, forgot for the time all about
the fortune 1 had lost, and, my guides
being ready. I started on what proved
my last ascent. On returning to my
starting point, luterlaken, I left for
home. As soon as 1 landed I wrote my
new grandmother asking for informa
tion as to her husband's disposition of
the property. By return mall 1 receiv
ed this reply:
Your grandfather, being taken suddenly
ill, concluded to destroy the will leaving
you his sole heir, not having confidence
that you would nettle down and attend to
the property. Having but an hour or two
to live, there was no time to make a de
tailed will. His brain, always quick to
work, solved the problem In this wise:
Having great confidence In me, he mar
ried me on his deathbed and signed a
will comprised In a few word leaving ma
all tils properly. He, however, exacted a
promise from me that If you desired to
marry me I would take you for a hus
band. Pbew! Marry my grandmother!
Well, all depended upon what kind
Of a woman she was. A hope sprang
up in my breast that she might be of a
suitable age for me and passably good
looking. 1 wrote her that 1 would run
up 'for a conference and politely as
sured her that If she was not favora
bly Impressed With me I would release
her from the verbal condition by de
clining to marry her. This, 1 flattered
myself, was a very foxy way of put
ting It. my real object being to decline
to take a wife with a fortune If I
didn't like her.
I was doomed to a terrible disap
pointment. I found my grandmother
a veritable grandmother, she wassix-ty-llve
years old, fat, bald and not a
tooth In her head that was her own.
I cursed myself for a fool to have de
clined to comply with my grandfa
ther's wishes during his life, for now
that the blow had fallen I realized my
folly. It was evident that to save the
fortune I must marry an old woman,
and even then she would own the
property till her death, and 1 should
have to ask her for every penny I
spent.
Having taken sufficient time to make
up my mind what course to pursue, I
sounded her as to whether 1 could
marry her, take an allowance and
spend my time anywhere but with her.
She said she would think it over, and
I bad hope. But the next day 1 was
informed that such a course would not
be carrying out her late husband's
wishes, lie had desired that I should
take care of I lie property.
The medium through whom I recelv
d this answer was Agnes Dorchester,
my grandmothers secretary, a young
woman not iulte my age. Indeed, 1
was obliged to transact everything
through this girl, and It was not long
before 1 saw plainly that Mrs. Welles
lev was completely under her thumb.
rhla added to my chagrin. Another
hail stepped lu between me and the
fori line I bad been brought up to ex
pect would ne mine, aim i was not
even at liberty to deal directly with
that person.
Having discovered where the power
lav. there was nothing for me to do
but endeavor to gain such points as I
wished to make through its possessor.
I Invited Miss Dorchester to a confer
ence, In wlitcii l played my nest earn
In an attempt to Induce her to per
suade her mistress to fulfill her prom-
. allow mi' a stated Income and per
mil me (o live abroad.
Mrs. Wellesley,'' she said In reply
to this proposition, "would not have
been Intrusted With this matter were
It not that she was to be implicitly
trusted with carrying it out. Your
raudfatber'a object was to make a
man of one who was wasting nis tal
ents In globe trotting."
While 1 w us disappointed. I was Im
pressed. Even this girl, whom I had
begun bv disliking, saw that 1 was not
Worthy to be trusted with a fortune a
fortune of which she herself held the
real management.
I spent some time at my grandmoth
er s endeavoring to nnng tier to some
W. G. ALDRED
CON 1'UAlTOIt KOlt
KXOAVATING & GRADING
E.A. JEROME,
Architect
Having ltn.1 several years' ejperlence In
drafting ami building. 1 would respectfully
Hillclt part of i he patronage of tp people 61
timed Klver who anticipate building Terms
mtsonublp. a nt satisfaction guarauired. Of
Dee at residence on Heights,
gfc&gm ajUffl
terms. Bhe declined all my proposala,
adhering to her late husband's Inten
tions She would fulfill her promise
ana would not consent to any subter
fuge to get around it. A month psssed,
and I was about to give It all up and
go away when Mrs. Wellesley herself
came to me with a proposition.
"I sympathize with you hesrtlly,"
she said, "lu being obliged to give up
a fortune or take with It au old wo
man like myself. I will tell you what
I will do. I am as attach.il to Miss
Dorchester as If she were my daugh
ter. She Is of suitable age for you
and a woman uf rare good sense. I
can safely trust her to carry out your
grandfather's Intentions toward you.
II she will have you and you will
have ber i will make a will leaving
my property to you both jointly, giv
ing her meanwhile control of the to
come." "But I don't know that I like Miss
Dorchester," I exclaimed, taken aback
it this offer. Then after a pause,
"Will she consent to the plan?"
"That Is for you to find out."
I had no bope that Miss Dorchester
i would marry me simply to gain a for
tune, and lu any event I should have
to live with her and carry out my
grandfather's wishes. But anything
rather than beggary. I went to the
young lady, told her of Mrs. Welles
ley's proposition and asked her to be
my wife.
What did she do but tosa her nose In
the air and decline to have anything
to do with such a proposition.
i lert tier rurious. ne would rawer i
.... M .1 1 I
give up h loriuoe uiun oe my
ire
1 spent the next twenty-four houra
In Inventing Imaginary ways of tortur
ing her. The upstart!
We all know that a woman scorned
becomes a fury, Tbere is no such
adage about a man, but tbere should
be. "A mau scorned Is soon conquer
ed." I resolved that I would make
Miss Dorchester love me, then tosa her
aside as a wa'x doll.
In a few weeks I had softened her
so far as to receive a proposition from
her.
"I cannot bear," she said, "to stand
between you and a fortune. 1 feel that
It will be imiM)sslble for Mrs. Welles
ley to carry out your grandfather's in
tentions toward you. I will agree to
her proposition to marry you provided
you will promise to go away and not
trouble me."
I had secured terms that In the be
ginning I would have considered very
acceptable. But what did I consider
them now? An Insult.
"Are you aware," I aald, the color
rising to my cheek and a spark glitter
ing In my eye, "that you are by no
means fluttering?"
"But I supposed what you wish Is
to go abroad and break your neck
climbing mountains."
"Oh!" I exclaimed ironically. "In
that case you would not be troubled
with me further."
"And death would release you from
living with a wife you had married
for convenience."
In this retort I fancied I could de
tect something womanly something of
pain. I was surprised. I went to ber
and laid my hand on her arm. I was
not repulsed.
"I think," I said, "that you could
carry out my grandfather's wishes.
At any rate, try. I will do all I can to
help you."
"To retain your fortune," she aald,
pouting.
"And become a loving husband."
The evening before the wedding,
when I was a hundred miles from my
Intended bride, I was thrown into a
wild state by the receipt of the follow
ing telegram:
You must marry your grandmother, aft
er all, or lose your fortune. AUNEH.
What new complication could have
arisen? Why could not those lawyers
be certain of anything? I had become
violently lu love with Miss Dorchester
and would not In any event give her
up. I replied:
Grandmother be hanged: I will marry
you tomorrow.
I could not get a train till early the
next day, but after a sleepless night
at 5 a. m. was steaming toward my
bride that was to be. On my arrival I
hesitated whether to go at once to see
her and discover the meaning of her
telegram, but there was little time,
and my mind was made up as to the
marriage, so I dressed for the wedding
before setting out. 1 dashed up to the
house In a carriage, alighted and hur
ried up the steps. Agnes was standing
In a front window lu bridal array, her
face radiant with happiness. Hushing
Into the room where she was, I caught
her in my arms.
"What's the matter?" 1 asked, breath
less. "You're going to marry your grand
mother." "No, I'm not. I'm going to marry
you."
"I'm your grandmother." Her eyes
were dancing a hornpipe.
Then I saw It all. My grandfather
had married her Instead of the old
woman. She had been playing a game
with me. My grandfather In the pres
ence of death had hit upon the expe
dient of marrying the girl who had
been supplying my place by devoting
herself to him. This would make her
Inheritance stronger In law, though be
left a will In her favor telling her that
It was his w ish that she should marry
me and make a man of me.
But she had no mind to make a
business transaction of the matter,
she had therefore put an old woman
forward to pifcsonaie her as the widow
while she sIihuI in the background.
The old woman hmi nothing else to do
with the mutter except n receive a
handsome salary, I had been com
pletely duped, but had become so Im
pressed with the ability and good
sense of my real grandmottMT that the
moment I was piqued 1 was hopelessly
In love.
Philip Francis
General Teaming: and
Livery
Wood and I la v For Sale.
Horses Bought and .Sold
on Commission, phone iuk
1101 Wilson St. HOOD RlVER
HEIGHTS.
MARCH 31 1610.
Some Bargains in
Real Estate
1. 5 acres, 1J miles out . All set to
apple trees, of which about 70 are in full
bearing, mixed varieties; balance of
trees from two to five years old, New
towns and Bpitzenbergs. Four acres in
strawberries, luiir buildings. Water
right. Price, fo.iXXJ. Terms.
2. 5 acres about 2 miles out. 85 ap
pie trees 6 years old, 50 cherry trees
years old, 00 apple trees and ;sj peacn
trees 2 years old: water right. Fair
buildings. Price, $3,500. Terms.
3. 10 acres. 'A acres of 6 year old
Newtown, Spitxenberga and Jonathans;
2 acres 10 years old, mostly Spitzen-
berga, KewtoWM and Baldwins; 2 acres
2 year old bpitzenbergs, Newtowns and
Ortleys; 2J acres in grass, i acre along
creek; some strawberries; good large
house, barn, etc. ; all live stock and im
plements go with place; 3 inches water
stock and plenty of free water ; 3?4' miles
out. Price, 2,000. Terms.
4. 6 acres one mile out. 3 acres of 4
year old trees, 1 acre of 3 year old trees,
2.acres in strawWries and hay. Fine
new bungalow and good new barn.
Price, $7,000. Terms.
5. 9 acres 1J miles out, 4 acres in 6
year old trees, balance of place in young
orchard ; 3 acres of strawberries ; fine
house and barn. All live stock and im
plements go with place. Price, $17,000.
Terms.
6. 20 acres 24 miles oat, all Bet to 2
and 3 year old apple trees ol commercial
. . ' . . I . . ' 1
varieties; water right. On main road
and suitable to sub-divide. $18,000.
7. 20 acres 9 miles out. 5 acres in
bearing orchard of commercial varieties.
10 acres in 2 year old trees, balance of
place in clover Fair buildingB; water
right. Price. $15,000. Terms.
8. 40 acres about 7 miles out. 10
acres cleared, H acres in orchard, of
which 3 acres are in full bearing, bal
ance 2 years old. Price, 10,000. Terms.
9. 32$ acres about 7 miles out. 2
acres cleared. Price, $4,800. Terms.
10. 15 acres about 2 miles out. 7
acres in 8 year old trees; 1 acre in 2
year old trees, 4 acres of full bearing,
mixed varieties; 2 acres ready to aet ;
inches water right, good buildings.
Price, $1(1,000. Terms.
11. 104 acres. 8 acres set; 5 acres full
bearing ; 2 acres 5 years old ; 1 acre 2
years old. 3 acres of the bearing or
chard are mixed varieties, balance are
Hpitzenbergj and Newtowns. Live stock
and implements, all for $10,500.
12. 40 acres about 7 miles out, un
improved. Price $6,000. Terms.
13. 9$ acres about 6 miles out. 8
acres cleared ; 250 4 year old Newtowns
and Spitzenlierge ; 300 3 year old New
towns and Spitzenbergs; 00 2 year old
Newtowns and bpitzenbergs ; 50 trees
ready for setting. Price, $5,000. Terms
are $1,000 down and balance $1,000 per
' year at 8 per cent.
14. 40 acres 6 miles out. 6 acres of
full bearing orchard of commercial va-
rieties :
about ft acres not planted ; bal
j ance of place in 2 and 3 year old apple
(trees, all commercial. Price, $25,000.
Terms.
15. 80 acres, 6 miles out. 30 acres
full bearing orchard, all commercial; 20
acres three years old ; 15 acres 2 years
old; 10 acres ready to set; good build
ings. Price, $80,000. Terms. Fine in
come this year.
16. 40 acres in the Upper Valley, un
improved. Excellent soil. Price, $150
per acre.
U. 10 acres in the Upper Valle
if.
3 acres cleared; red shot soil; 1 mile
from depot and store Price, $150 per
acre.
18. 5 acres 2 miles out. 76 full bear
ing apple trees, mixed varieties ; several
bearing pear, plum, peach and prune
trees ; of an acre of 4 year old apple
trees ; balance of place set to one and
two year old apple trees; good new barn
and fair house; 4 inches of water. On
main road anil a nice home. Price,
$6,000. Terms.
19. 2 acres 2 miles out. Ready to set
to trees. Trees already bought and go
with place. One Bbare of water. Price,
$1500.
20. 20 acres unimproved in the Oak
Grove district. Keady for the stump
puller. Price, $4,000. Terms.
21. lkH acres joining citv limits. 8
acres in 4 year old orchard, commercial
varieties; 10 acres of strawberries; 10
inches of water; fair house; about three
acres in clover. Price, $1,800 per acre.
Terms.
Some excellent buys in business and
residence property.
Agents for Oregon Lumber Company's
logged off lands.
W. J. Baker & Co.
Reduced
Colonist Rates
Westbound
March 1 to April 1 5
Chicago $33.00
St. Louis $32.00
St. Paul $25.00
Corresponding rates from all points
Kant of thoe terminal points to all
stations in
OREGON
WASHINGTON
IDAHO
Via
Soo-Spokane Route
Tickets will be delivered to any
address by mail or wire on amount
being deposited. If unused refnnd
made in full.
Particulars From
G. M. JACKSON 1 S. CARTER
T. P. A. Gen. Agt.
14 Wall St., Spokane
Two Bargains
A Snap: 82$ acres near Odell Odell,
onlv 150 per acre all under the ditch
The bst buv in the lower valley. Terms
40 acres, nne orchard land, all under
ditch, 10 acres cleared, 8 acres in orch
ard. S acres bearing, rest in voting
trees. This will make a fine home or
nrove a (rood speculation. Write for
information to A. SCHILLER, Dee
Oregon. Phone Odell 1x2.
Save the Hard Drag up
the Hill and Buy for Less
In our big stock of Groceries, Feed,
Hardware. Paints and Oils you
will find what you want. We han
dle only first class, up-to-date
goods and our prices are surpris
ingly low. . . . Quick delivery
A. C. STATEN 0N THEf
Phone 136
HORSES!
For Sale
P. H. MOHR
J. F. WATT, M. D.
PHY8ICIAN AND SURGEON.
Telephones: OIHce, ); resideuce.ilOH .
HUKUEON O. K. A N. Co.
H. L. DUMBLE,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Jails promptly answer3dln town or country
Day or Night.
Telephones: Residence, 1: Ofrke, 16H.
Office In the liroslus Building.
E. O. DUTRO, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Uver First National Hank, Hood
River, Oregon.
Office Pbone 71 Res.
Drs. Shaw & Bronson
Office in Eliot Block.
tfflceiLone, No. i. BMlleBJi, St. 34
H. D. W. PINEO.D.D.S.
DENTIST
Office over Telephone
First National Bank 131
O H. JENKINS, D.M.D.
DENTIST
Telephones: Office 28; residence 28-B
Office ever Butler Bank,
E. H. HARTWIG,
LAWYER.
Will I'ractlce In All Court.
W. W. NASON
CONTRACTOR
Brick, Cement and Plastering
Raeclith Flooring
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
A. C. BUCK
NOTARY PUBLIC AND INSUR
ANCE AGENT
Room 12 Brosims Block
UK. M. H. Hhakp Db. Edna B. Shabp
Osteopathic Physicians
Graduates -f the American- School of
Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo.
Office in Elliot Block.
Home Phone 102 Iteh. 102-B
F.
C. BROSIUS, M. D.
PHYHIC1AN AND SURGEON
'Phone Central, or ID.
Office Honrs: 10 to 11 A. M.; 2 to
and" l(7 f M.
DR.
EDGINGTON
Smith Building
HOOD RIVER
OREGON
A. J. DERBY
Lawyer
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
M. E. WELCH,
LICENSED VETERINARY SURGEON
la prepared to do any work in tire veterin
ary flue. He can he found hy calllu at or
phoning to Clarke drug store.
FREDFHICK A ARNOLD.
CONTRACTORS
and BUILDERS
MbMtee tarnish en all kinds at wwk
Phone. tefifiM-.
Stranahan & Slaven
Contractors and
Builders
HOOD RIVER, OREGON1
JOE WRIGHT
CARPENTER AND BUILDER
Phone 261-L
Estimates furnished on request. An
honest iob guaranteed.
The Apple
Union
WILL SHIP
Strawberries, Raspberries,
Blackberries, Cherries
Etc., this Season.
Our shipping facilities are of the best, and we have a long
list of good customers turned over to us by the Fruit
Growers' Union, who have sold us their property and busi
ness. This gives us the finest outlet for our berries righi
from the start. We solicit your berry shipments and be
lieve we can do your business in a way that will please you.
Hood River Apple Growers Union
HEIGHTS
Formerly J. H. GILL
HORSES!
or Trade
Phone 206R
New Homes.
The Manzanola'.Orchard & l and Co.
now offer. to the man of small means an
opportunity to own a fruit ranch in the
Little White r-'almon Valley. The com
pany has plattedkabout 1000 acres in five
and ten acre tracts, and now offers them
for sale at prices and on terms that
make .it possible for those of limited
moans to own a ttood home of as fine
irrigated fruit land as can be found in
the whole Hood River fruit district.
This va ley is located on the north
bank of the Columbia river, 5 miles be
low Hood River.
If interested see, phone or write to
71 ri ! C. B. Arisnian, Underwood, Wash., cen-
,luu I l v ht:i ll .1 T :
ithi puoiie, ur r. vi, v neuu, uuuu xvivtu,
Oregon, phone 2009M.
ALBERT SUTTON
Architect
Room 1 6
Hall Building
W. J. Baker & Co.
Dealers in
REAL ESTATE
Fruit and Farm
Lands
Resident Agents For
Phoenix Assurance Co.
OF LONDON
Fruit Growers
If you want your younj trees to do well
ana make a good grow th use some Dried
Blood and Bone when you plant them.
ANALYSIS
From State Experiment Station, Cor
vallis, Oregon:
Nitrogen 6.66 per cent.
Phorphoric acid. . .7.85 per cent.
Made and For Sale By
E. J. YOUNG, Hood River
BERT LANE
Successor to Shrum Bros.
Confectionery, Cigars and
Tobaccos
Sporting Goods
First National Bank
OF HOOD R1VEK, OKKOON.
Resources over $500,000.
Capital 100,000 Surplus, $20,000.
Chas. O. Pratt, J. H. Osborne, R. W. Pratt,
President. Vice Pres. Cashier.
Hood River Banking
and Trust Co.
We transact a geueral hanking business and
own our own banking property.
tntereal paid on time and Havings deposit
Bale deposit boxes.
Growers